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Technology patents - protection or persecution?

Posted by Ms. Gadget
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on Tuesday, 04 September 2012
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With Apple and Samsung embroiled in patent dispute cases, some followers of the hearings have cried foul - accusing Apple of simply attempting to stifle competition. 

Educating the masses

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on Tuesday, 04 September 2012
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If you have ready access to the Internet, it’s most likely that the first place you’ll look for information is online. As a student, the first go-to for academic enlightenment is Wikipedia (sad but true). But the web is actually a great place for learning.

Cloudware: and why Google's doing it right

Posted by Ms. Gadget
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on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
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A few years ago, my dad was telling me about 'cloudware' - applications and software which exist on the web and not on your computer's hard drive. 

What was once a distant concept is now something I'm using every day.

YouTube changes to niche channels

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on Tuesday, 21 August 2012
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When YouTube started out we used the video sharing site for entertainment, to watch David riding home from the dentist and Charlie biting fingers. Shortly after this YouTube stars and genera emerged to create the persona I have previously called ‘online video sensations’. But according to a recent article by Weird Magazine, the purpose of YouTube and its use as a publishing tool is changing.

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Peekaboo, I see you - the age of facial recognition

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Megan Ellis is a New Media student and young journalist at Rhodes University.
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on Wednesday, 25 July 2012
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Anyone who has watched crime series will know that facial recognition is used my law enforcement, but the technology is quickly making its way into our own lives. 

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

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Google Maps gets competitive new features

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We're being attacked! Google warns

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on Wednesday, 30 May 2012
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The future is already here: self-driving cars

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on Wednesday, 09 May 2012
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Google Zerg Rush: im in ur browzer killin ur linkz

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on Friday, 27 April 2012
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Google Drive, The New Google Docs

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Online Primetime: the new video

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Should I Care?

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on Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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Please help me. Facebook have bought Instagram. Should I care? I went to download the app to see what the fuss was all about and discovered that I had already downloaded it some time ago. I either never tried it or wasn't impressed I can't remember which.

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